IBM PC parts

From: allisonp <allisonp_at_world.std.com>
Date: Wed May 3 20:21:10 2000

>Last time I demonstrated one of my not-too-old machines (a PDP11/10 IIRC)
>to a group of students, I realised that the computer was built before any
>of the audience were born. Ouch....


I rather enjoy showing the kids that computers were really around a
long time before them and they didn't look like C grade scfi flicks
had them.

>The day I am told I've ruined the value of %common-machine by repairing
>it is the day I leave this hobby. Permanently! Computers were designed to
>run programs, and run programs they shall !


That was their initial function and most continue to do it. What other
point
would there be?

Allison
Received on Wed May 03 2000 - 20:21:10 BST